Letter: Assassination is no laughing matter

Posted: Thursday, November 06, 2008

Opinion

I was shocked the other day when my husband and I went to get our inspection sticker for our vehicle. As was the topic of discussion everywhere we went, we were unfortunate to overhear an employee of this place telling a customer, "I'm not gonna lie. I do hope that Obama gets elected because I've never seen an assassination in my lifetime and that would be cool."

Needless to say, I plan never to go back to said business ever again.

After watching the elections, I further found out that Potter and Randall counties were for the most part Republican.

I was overcome further with sadness because I wondered if this outcome is because there are so few Democrats in our area or because there were too many Republicans. Or is it simply because Amarillo "might" still be living in a racial era?

I am not the only one who voted for Barack Obama, and I'm proud of it.

I only hope and pray that this person doesn't ever see the terror and sadness that the assassination of a president brings.

I remember well the tragedy of President Kennedy's assassination and the near-tragic attempt on President Reagan's life.